Merritt's Textbook of Neurology
, by Rowland, Lewis P.- ISBN: 9780812108934 | 0812108930
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/1/1984
Symptoms of Neurologic Disorders | |
Delirium and Dementia | p. 1 |
Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia | p. 8 |
Syncope and Seizure | p. 12 |
Coma | p. 19 |
Diagnosis of Pain and Paresthesias | p. 27 |
Dizziness and Hearing Loss | p. 30 |
Impaired Vision | p. 35 |
Headache | p. 42 |
Involuntary Movements | p. 45 |
The Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles | p. 47 |
Gait Disorders | p. 51 |
Signs and Symptoms in Neurologic Diagnosis | p. 56 |
How to Select Diagnostic Tests | |
CT and MRI | p. 59 |
EEG and Evoked Potentials | p. 67 |
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies in Neuromuscular Disease | p. 77 |
Neurovascular Imaging | p. 82 |
Lumbar Puncture and CSF Examination | p. 93 |
Muscle and Nerve Biopsy | p. 97 |
Neurophyschological Evaluation | p. 100 |
DNA Diagnosis | p. 103 |
Infections of the Nervous System | |
Bacterial Infections | p. 107 |
Focal Infections | p. 136 |
Viral Infections | p. 142 |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | p. 179 |
Fungal and Yeast Infections | p. 193 |
Neurosarcoidosis | p. 198 |
Spirochete Infections: Neurosyphilis | p. 200 |
Spirochete Infections: Leptospirosis | p. 208 |
Spirochete Infections: Lyme Disease | p. 209 |
Parasitic Infections | p. 212 |
Bacterial Toxins | p. 222 |
Reye Syndrome | p. 225 |
Vascular Diseases | |
Pathogenesis, Classification, and Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease | p. 227 |
Examination of the Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease | p. 243 |
Transient Ischemic Attacks | p. 246 |
Cerebral Infarction | p. 246 |
Cerebral and Cerebellar Hemorrhage | p. 256 |
Other Cerebrovascular Syndromes | p. 257 |
Differential Diagnosis of Stroke | p. 262 |
Stroke in Children | p. 264 |
Treatment and Prevention of Stroke | p. 272 |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | p. 275 |
Cerebral Veins and Sinuses | p. 285 |
Vascular Disease of the Spinal Cord | p. 290 |
Disorders of the Cerebrospinal and Brain Fluids | |
Hydrocephalus | p. 294 |
Brain Edema and Disorders of Intracranial Pressure | p. 302 |
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome | p. 311 |
Tumors | |
General Considerations | p. 313 |
Tumors of the Skull and Cranial Nerves | p. 320 |
Tumors of the Meninges | p. 329 |
Gliomas | p. 336 |
Lymphomas | p. 351 |
Tumors of the Pineal Region | p. 359 |
Tumors of the Pituitary Gland | p. 367 |
Congenital Tumors | p. 375 |
Vascular Tumors and Malformations | p. 384 |
Metastatic Tumors | p. 395 |
Spinal Tumors | p. 405 |
Trauma | |
Head Injury | p. 417 |
Spinal Injury | p. 440 |
Intervertebral Discs and Radiculopathy | p. 447 |
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy | p. 455 |
Lumbar Spondylosis | p. 459 |
Peripheral and Cranial Nerve Lesions | p. 461 |
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | p. 484 |
Post-Traumatic Pain Syndromes | p. 486 |
Radiation Injury | p. 488 |
Electrical and Lightning Injury | p. 494 |
Decompression Sickness | p. 494 |
Birth Injuries and Development Abnormalities | |
Neonatal Neurology | p. 496 |
The Floppy Infant Syndrome | p. 503 |
Static Disorders of Brain Development | p. 506 |
Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome | p. 516 |
Structural Malformations | p. 517 |
Marcus Gunn and Mobius Syndromes | p. 533 |
Genetic Diseases of the Central Nervous System | |
Chromosomal Diseases | p. 535 |
Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism | p. 538 |
Disorders of Purine Metabolism | p. 546 |
Lysosomal Diseases and Other Storage Diseases | p. 547 |
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism | p. 572 |
Hyperammonemia | p. 575 |
Peroxisomal Diseases: Zellweger Syndrome, Adrenoleukodystrophy, and Refsum Disease | p. 577 |
Organic Acidurias | p. 582 |
Disorders of Metal Metabolism | p. 584 |
Acute Intermittent Porphyria | p. 590 |
Abetalipoproteinemia | p. 594 |
Xeroderma Pigmentosum | p. 596 |
Cerebral Degenerations of Childhood | p. 597 |
Diffuse Sclerosis | p. 603 |
Differential Diagnosis | p. 605 |
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies | |
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies: Diseases of Mitochondrial DNA | p. 615 |
Leber Hereditary Optic Atrophy | p. 623 |
Mitochondrial Diseases with Mutations of Nuclear DNA | p. 626 |
Neurocutaneous Disorders | |
Neurofibromatosis | p. 630 |
Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis | p. 635 |
Incontinentia Pigmenti | p. 638 |
Tuberous Sclerosis | p. 640 |
Peripheral Neuropathies | |
General Considerations | p. 648 |
Hereditary Neuropathies | p. 651 |
Acquired Neuropathies | p. 657 |
Dementias | |
Acquired and Hereditary Dementias | p. 677 |
Ataxias | |
Inherited and Acquired Ataxias | p. 686 |
Movement Disorders | |
Huntington Disease | p. 695 |
Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea | p. 699 |
Myoclonus | p. 703 |
Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome | p. 704 |
Dystonia | p. 705 |
Essential Tremor | p. 712 |
Parkinsonism | p. 713 |
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy | p. 730 |
Tardive Dyskinesia and Other Neuroleptic-Induced Syndromes | p. 733 |
Spinal Cord Diseases | |
Hereditary and Acquired Spastic Paraplegia | p. 737 |
Hereditary and Acquired Motor Neuron Diseases | p. 742 |
Syringomyelia | p. 750 |
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction | |
Myasthenia Gravis | p. 754 |
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome | p. 761 |
Botulism and Antibiotic-Induced Neuromuscular Disorders | p. 763 |
Acute Steroid Quadriplegic Myopathy | p. 764 |
Myopathies | |
Identifying Disorders of the Motor Unit | p. 766 |
Progressive Muscular Dystrophies | p. 768 |
Familial Periodic Paralysis | p. 781 |
Congenital Disorders of Muscle | p. 785 |
Myoglobinuria | p. 788 |
Muscle Cramps and Stiffness | p. 790 |
Dermatomyositis | p. 795 |
Polymyositis, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Related Myopathies | p. 798 |
Myositis Ossificans | p. 803 |
Demyelinating Diseases | |
Multiple Sclerosis | p. 804 |
Devic Syndrome and Balo Disease | p. 825 |
Marchiafava-Bignami Disease | p. 826 |
Central Pontine Myelinolysis | p. 828 |
Autonomic Disorders | |
Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension | p. 830 |
Acute Autonomic Neuropathy | p. 833 |
Familial Dysautonomia | p. 834 |
Fatal Familial Insomnia | p. 836 |
Paroxysmal Disorders | |
Migraine and Other Headaches | p. 837 |
Epilepsy | p. 845 |
Febrile Seizures | p. 869 |
Neonatal Seizures | p. 870 |
Transient Global Amnesia | p. 872 |
Meniere Syndrome | p. 873 |
Sleep Disorders | p. 875 |
Systemic Diseases and General Medicine | |
Endocrine Diseases | p. 885 |
Hematologic and Related Diseases | p. 903 |
Hepatic Disease | p. 915 |
Cerebral Complications of Cardiac Surgery | p. 918 |
Bone Disease | p. 920 |
Renal Disease | p. 926 |
Respiratory Care: Diagnosis and Management | p. 930 |
Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes | p. 935 |
Nutritional Disorders: Vitamin B[subscript 12] Deficiency, Malabsorption, and Malnutrition | p. 945 |
Vasculitis Syndromes | p. 952 |
Neurology of Pregnancy | p. 962 |
Environmental Neurology | |
Alcoholism | p. 967 |
Drug Dependence | p. 977 |
Iatrogenic Disease | p. 981 |
Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy | p. 984 |
Pollutants and Industrial Hazards | p. 987 |
Abuse of Children: Fetal and Pediatric AIDS, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Cocaine Effects, and the Battered Child | p. 995 |
Falls in the Elderly | p. 1000 |
Rehabilitation | |
Neurologic Rehabilitation | p. 1002 |
Index | p. 1007 |
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